Broom.



'H.1. EULUNU.

BROONI.

AWLICAHON FILED MAY 5. 1916.

Maw/MMM Pateuel De@ 121, 19M.

' il EUELEB, GIF BURLINGTN, VERMONT.

nomination filed, Mey 5,

wn that l, lisser d. liloeorooS u e ilnit'ed States, and e resident i' in the County oir' Chittenden 'ze ,e o' Vermont, have invented n new vproved Broers, of which the toller-'u o toil cleer, sind emctldescription.

' l 'on relates to brooms end pariy to en improved construction which e i; s Jnple nod strong while utilizing n minienionnt ot iroon corn orother similar r object is to 'provide e, o rigid socket9 port of the socket Clamping' the broom corn and port o bracing nleinber for causing the e 4brown eorn to bow in n con e er off in View 'is to provide ng member provided with ne to o hoodie end groove for gripping i1 these members bee dering mouth r the so es to eliovv e free easy n with n rninnnmn bend- Where the broom corn is i tying drewings Figure i broom embodying hendie being en view of the i. 3 is o longithro'dgh llie". il. lan through die ot any f be secured to ivliztt id 2 in any suitable rivets 3, the bundle i o i er section t oit bend 2. ho d i5 the seine is pretertwo pieces I sheet ine-tel so that the division yeen be et the edges, lnot :absolutely necessary, es it r to be secured together by 'i of? o by rivets Y, rivets 6 passing able conneetinge; ber d. ln 2 tbe some conforms in.

` 'ru .J l fnl blol i fr', filed iii/longed sornewhnt o body 9 rigidly Eqiecileetion et Letters Patent.

of the body 2 and et the extreme edge is pros vided with a bell or fiere l@ against which the straw presses when the broom is in use lltetented Dee. it?, timid.,

MHG. Serial No. 95,5177.

to the heed without using a seperate clampingbondl and seperate heed.

vits shown more particularlyin Fi'. 1, the plates of which the bead 2 is forme ere pressed. out so es to provide suitable reinforcing beads or raised portions 9 and also raised portions l0. Adjacent the raised portions l0 is e depressed portion l1 which nots es a. bracing fin whereby all thepsrts are oo' comparatively rigid when the rivets bev r' been properly Aplaced in position. At a desirable point, preferably near the tubular member l, is provided with e grooved depression 12 made so as to entirely encircle the end oi the body 2 end to irmly clamp the broom straws of seid body 2 in position, es shown more particularly in Suitable rivets orother clamping. members i3 extend through the two plates and the broom oorn et the groove 12 so es to hold the some properly in position. This groove is preferably depressed sufficiently and heldin the depressed position in. such e manner es to cause the broom corn clamped to be rigid and immovable et that place.

its shown more perticulerly in Fig. 3, the bead 2 extends from the groove 1 2 en :ip-- precieble distance tward the sweeping endend the straw is bent to one side. By this construction and arrangement e gradual bend or bowing is provided between thebell or point l-i end the clennping depressed' tion or groove 15e li the body 2 wos out oli' adjacent the groove l2 the straws would etteinptto bend 'et the' point Where they ere' clamped rigidly together endnvonld conset onently breek so that the broom would, in a, short time, become vslueless for the' purpose intended. However, by arranging the 'flared or bell section 'le' en appreciable distance romyv from the groove l2 the straws are ollowed to flex or bend freely and to boW- between the bell 14 end4 the groove 12, said bowing action causing practically no movement et the groove section 12, thus nego tiving any tendency to breek at that point.

Tl. in :t device of the character described, :t heed, e broom body leaving one end eX- tending into seid head, seid heed being formed with on annular depressed portion acting; on the heed for causing the same to y rigidly clamp the broom body, seid. heed overlapping the broom body to an appreciable extent so es to produce flexing of the broom. body at o point distant from the place ,where the broom bodj, is clamped and rivets extending through said broom body and the depressed portion of said head.

2. ln a deriee oi theeharaoier described, a broom body, a socket member thereforl provided with a deiressed portion or groove extending entirely therearound, rivets for holdingsaid depressed portion or groove in proper position, said rivets passinpT through said broom body adjacent one end and said ,depressed portion pinching said broom body adjacent said end, said socket. member' eX- tendingan appreciable distance `from said depressed portion toiyard the free end oi' the broom so as to present a spaced flared member, means extending from said socket for receiving an operating handle, and bracing [members extending Jreni said socket member and merging into the means for receiv ing said handle In a device et' the. character described, a broom body, a liead for said broom body formed from a plurality of plates of sheet metal pressed out for producinga socket portion and a handle receiving portion, said handle receiving portion having ay pair of bracing members and said socket receiving portion being provided with a flared section and a depressed annular section :for grin ping the end of said broom body.

si. In a device of the character described, a broom body and a head therefor provided with a socket portion and a handle receiving portion, said body beinformed .from a pair of plates pressed out for producing lsaid socket portion and said handle receiving portion, ri\'ets extending through certain pai-ls of said plates for holding the same rigidly together, said socket portion havincr an annular depressed section for pinching one end of said broom body in said socket pol-Lion,

means engaging said depressed section l'or holding the same properly in positioirl'or rigidly gripping said broom body. and a flared section arranged adjacent the outer edge of said socket portion for causing the broom body to have. a gradual bend in operation.

HENRY J. NDLUND.

1Witnesses Isaiucn A. Ross, C. S. VANVPA'rirN. 

